Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1053 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae cultis, ruderatis."

Hooker, J.D. (13 January 1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(3): 214 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 14 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (28 July 1857), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(4): 314 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(50): 10 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 173 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 532 [secondary reference]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 237 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 156 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 83 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 408 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 184, Fig. 58 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (June 1930), Part II. Proteaceae–Papilionaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 38 [secondary reference]

Aellen, P. (1938), Revision der australischen und neuseelandischen Chenopodiaceen I: Theleophyton, Atriplex, Morrisiella, Blackiella, Senniella, Pachypharynx. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 68(5): 384-385 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 295, Fig. 363 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 530 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 164 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Orache [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 575 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Orache [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 94 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 94 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Atriplex australasica Moq. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 173

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 68 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (June 1930), Part II. Proteaceae–Papilionaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 38

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 213 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 134, Fig. 27c [secondary reference]

common name: Spear Orache [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 134 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Atriplex australasica Moq. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 94

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 213 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Atriplex patulum F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: SA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Atriplex pumilio R.Br. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 94

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 32 [secondary reference]

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